Basic Freedoms in Iran

“Knowing the facts and the real stands of each party to this dispute, how could a freedom-lover keep silence and be impartial on the “negotiations” among these two opposing camps? In these negotiations one side is the oppressor and the other side is oppressed.”

Believe it or not, this is taken straight out of a Fars News article entitled “American 99 Percenters Support Iran’s Positions in Future Talks with G5+1”. The oppressor in this quote, of course, is not Iran – one of the most oppressive theocratic regimes in the world (see previous posts on the human rights situation) – rather it is referring to the United States of America. It is time to recalibrate some moral compasses.

All the while, the Iran Daily Brief notes that “Relatives of political journalist, Ali Asgar Ramezanpour (former Deputy Culture Minister under reformist President Mohammad Khatami), who works from London, said that they have been told by Iran’s intelligence officials to “tell him to quit his activities and return to Iran or expect more pressure.”

“This week, Iranian journalists working for the popular BBC Persian Servicefound themselves as the targets of an extensive smear campaign, courtesy of cyber activists affiliated with the government, the Guardian reports.”

I recently penned a post on Iran’s super subversive globally active Ministry of Intelligence and Security.

This was taken straight out of Congress’ report:

MOIS cooperates with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) organization for its information campaigns and for dissemination of its propaganda. The IRIB is a state-controlled television and radio organization whose head is appointed by the Supreme Leader of Iran. MOIS, through IRIB, produces and broadcasts documentary films of successful operations that MOIS then broadcasts on national television

Why should these western countries provide platforms for the Iranian regime to propagate its hatred and continue to (attempt to) paint over its incessant (and often brutal) violations of international law?